Building and engineering

Call Number
N 690.6 BUI
Created/Published
Sydney : Building Pub., 1942-1952
Issue
No. 2, (26 February, 1945)
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BUILDING AND ENGINEERING 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18
CONTENTS FOR THIS MONTH 19
KOGARAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE A NEW BUILDING IN MONTGOMERY STREET, KOGARAH. 20
NEW HOSPITAL FOR TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND. 21 , 29
Old Styles for New ARCHITECTURE IN A CHANGING WORLD. “ALL THINGS CHANGETH.” 22
Testing Ont New Architectural Styles RE-ARRANGEMENT AND RATIONALISATION. 23
Historic Buildings in the News The Four Drawings are Sketches by Samuel Chamberlain for Dixon’s Crucible Co., New Jersey, U.S.A. 24
TIMBER WORKERS AT THE FRONT CANADIANS ON SERVICE IN NORMANDY. 25
LOW COST HOUSING CONCRETE BLOCKS SOLVE THE PROBLEM. 26 , 27 , 29
MECHANISED ARMIES JEEPS, WEASELS AND DUCKS. 28 , 29
DESIGN TRENDS FROM ABROARD 30
SOME RECENT STRUCTURES From “New Short Cuts to Construction Profits” and “Construction Methods.” 31
MOBILE GUNS AND TANKS IN COMBAT ON FRENCH SOIL. 32
Blach Widows join the Pacific Fleet 33
WAR'S VITAL ARTERIES OPENING THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION. 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 42 , 48
Advertising 41 , 43
BOOK REVIEW. “A Little About Structural Mechanics" 44
Advertising 45 , 46
WATCH YOUR STEP! Accident Risks Lessened. 47
HIGH-TENSION MINE CABLE. 47
Advertising 48
CONSTRUCTING HOSPITALS. (From Our New York Correspondent.) The Vertical Hospital. 49 , 51
Advertising 50 , 51 , 52
BRITISH ELECTRICAL GEAR HELPS REBUILD RUSSIAN CITIES. 53 , 55
Advertising 54
FEATHERWEIGHT “MARBLE” PILLARS. The Wonders of “Pliobond.” 55
Advertising 56
COMPACT POWER UNIT. 57
Advertising 57 , 58
NEW PARTNERSHIP. 58
WATTS MORE. 58
Advertising 58
NORTH OF SCOTLAND HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEME. 59
Advertising 59 , 60
SYDNEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Electical Engineering Department. 60 , 61
ALLIED WORKS COUNCIL EXPENDITURE. 61
U.S. POST-WAR HOUSING OBJECTIVES. 61
POST WAR CHURCHES. 61
Advertising 62
TRANSPARENT OXYGEN TENTS. Pliofilm in Services Hospitals. 62
Advertising 62
COLD HEAT? 62 , 65
Advertising 63 , 64
PHILIPS ORGANISATIONS. New Personnel Added to the Staff. 65
Advertising 65 , 66
LONG LIFE OF FREEZING CHAMBERS IN QUEENSLAND. 66
Advertising 66
RADIANT-HEAT FLOOR. 67
FLUORESCENT LIGHTING IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES. 67
A VEHICLE BRIDGE FOR HONDURAS. 67
Advertising 67
THE FORWARD LOOK. 68 , 69 , 71
Advertising 68 , 69 , 70
TIMBER STAINS ON HANDSTIPS FOR CLEANING. 71
NEW ZEALAND IS EXPANDING IN HYDRO-ELECTRICS. 71 , 72
Advertising 72
THE PROPERTIES OF AUSTRALIAN TIMBERS. Brown Pine and Black Pine. 72 , 73
NEW HOSPITAL FOR TOWNSVILLE. 73
GALVANISED IRON FOR COUNTRY DWELLINGS. 73
Advertising 73 , 74
EGYPTIAN ROOFING. 75
AUSTRALIAN SHIP-BUILDING. 75
WHY ARE WE BOTHERED BY INSECT PESTS? 75
PLASTICS IN THE BUILDING WORLD 76
CHART OF CHIEF PLASTICS MATERIALS 76 , 77
Advertising 78
THE PICTURE THEATRES OF THE FUTURE. 78
AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURERS USE SYNTHETIC RUBBER. 78
INDUSTRIAL AMERICA CAN ATTEND TO PEACE AND WAR. 78
Advertising 78
PAPERS RECEIVED. City of Perth Electricity and Gas Department. 79
Advertising 79
PLANNING FOR ENGLAND’S RECONSTRUCTION. 80
PEARLING LUGGERS AGAIN OPERATING. 80
WALKERS LTD., MARYBOROUGH, DO THEIR BIT. 80
MUSIC CENTRE FOR LONDON. 80
THIS IS PRODUCTION. 80
SUPER-MEN AS RECEIVERS OF STOLEN PROPERTY. 80
Advertising 80 , 81
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 82 , 83
Advertising 82 , 84

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Master Builders' Federation of Australia & Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia (N.S.W.). (1942). Building and engineering Retrieved December 6, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-297273158

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Master Builders' Federation of Australia and Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia (N.S.W.). Building and engineering Sydney: Building Pub, 1942. Web. 6 December 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-297273158>

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